Golf bag stand



Aug. 29, 1933.

E. M. FRITZ 1,924,183

LF' BA Patented Aug. 29,1933 7 I i I UNITED STATES PATENT: OFFICE e1,924,183

eoLF BAG STAND Ernest M. Fritz, Chicago, Ill. 7 Application June15,1932. Serial No. 617,407 3 Claims. (01. 150-15) My invention relatesto golf bag stands, the nections of the legs and the springs which 'represent invention being in the nature of an .turn. the legs toinoperative position. This improvement on the golf bag stand describedin structure is perhaps best shown in Figure, 3 my copendingapplication, Serial Number 566,- Which shows only one of the two legs16. In-

; ,(j 745, filed- October 3, 1931. side the case there is. a plate-17conforming 60 The object of the present invention is the generally tothe inner surface of the case to simplification of the structure tothereby dewhich it is secured. The plate 1'7 is'thus procrease theweight of the stand, to reduce the vided with two wings eachof whichreceives a number of parts and to lower the cost of manupivot pin 18connecting a leg 16 thereto. In the 10 facturing the stand. 7inoperative position of the legs they are'main- 65 It is also my objectto simplify the operation tained in folded position withinthe case. Forof the stand so that onesimple movement will this purpose I providesprings .19 each secured unfold the parts of the stand into operative atone extremity to a leg16 and being coiled at position, the foldingmovements being entirely v the opposite end portion on a pin 20. These tti pins 20 are made to serve a double. purpose as .0 Figure l is a viewin perspective of the rear cient to permit the slide 22to. move freelyinv Having in View these objects and others which they are adapted toreceive the screws 21 which will be pointed out in the followingdescription,- secure the-parts together. but. which permit ac- I willnow refer to the drawing, in which cessto the parts underneath the cap15. The

Figure 1 is a View in side elevation ,of a golf action of the springs'19is such that it will '80 bag with my stand attached thereto and in causethe legs 16 to fold Within the case and in operative position forsupporting the 'golf bag parallelismtherewith. The legs 16 are preferonthe golf course. .ably made from sheet metal which. is formed Figure 2is an illustration of. my golf bag into channel form as s hown in Figure3.. i stand, parts of the operative mechanism being Seated-within thecase is a slide 22 which omitted and other parts being broken away. hasa width slightly less than the width of the .3 Figure 3 is anillustration of a portion of back of the case. Thifs. slides in thedirection 7 my golf bag standshowing the arrangement of of its lengthand it 'isjconfined to its path by" the springs for returning the legsto theirfolded means of braces 23 secured to the side walls 10 position.and spaced from the back wall a distance sufliupper end portion of mygolf bag stand, showing the direction of its length. Secured to theslide particularly the means .for extending the golf is a bracket 24 fors upporting the links which .bag stand to fit golf bags of variouslengths. are in channeled form and-which are secured at The casing of mygolf bag stand has arear their respective ,le rtremities to the legs 16and wall from the edges of which two side walls 10 to the bracket 24..Theclosing movement of the diverge outwardly. This case is preferablymade legs .lfi under the action of the springs 19 therefrom sheet metalwhich may readily be bent into fore folds the links 25 into the legs 16when the shape described. At the lower extremity of the legs are beingfolded into thecase. The i this case there is an arcuate transverselyposislidej 22 is forceddownwardly at the same time .9 tioned metal strap11 having its edges outturned. to; its lowermostposition. QAll otherparts are A strap 12 is secured longitudinally to the upper held. intheir closed position by the springs "19 portion of the case, the strap12 being provided and there is thus no danger of accidental unwith asliding channel as shown in Figure 4, for folding. A j the reception ofa slide 13. The slide 13 has a By moving the slide .22 in, an upwarddirec-.' 5 rib in its middle portion and it is providedat tion in thecase, the link 25 will transmit the its upper extremity with a strap 14similar to movement to the legs 16 to spread these legs. 3 the strap 11.The metal straps 11 and 14 are A fingerhold 26is1thereforeprovided-,ythis being each arcuate in form for seating against thepositioned at the upper extremity: of the slide cylindrical surface ofthe golf bag and each of 22. Adirect upward thrust on the slide would 9these straps is provided with a channel for not releasethe'legs becausesuch a thrust would This cap conceals and protects the pivotal conisdone by securing'to the finger hold 26 apush receiving belts forsecuring the golf bag stand ;be-exerted in the direction of the length'of the to the golf bag. legs. It is therefore necessary to providemeans The upper end portion of the golf bag is covfor imparting initialpivotal movement to the ered by means of a cap 15 as shown in Figure 2.7 legs in order to bring them over center. This springs 19.

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element 27 against which the legs normally rest when they are in theirfolded position. The

finger hold 26 is pivotally secured between ears 28 projecting outwardlyfrom the slide 22. The initial movement of the finger hold 26 willtherefore bea pivotal movement about its pivot 29 and this pivotalmovement will lift the push element 2'7 to lift the legs 16 from out oftheir terposition but they stop just short of that position, the plate1'7 serving as a stop for the slide 22. They then act as braces to someextent but their inner pivotal points are so posi- .tioned that the legswould immediately be restored to inoperative position were it not forthe weight of the golf bag and contents to prevent such reversemovement.

It will thus be seen that an exceedingly simple mechanism is providedfor attachmentto the golf bag so that the golf bag may be setsubstantially upright in any desiredlocation. All that is necessary isto lift upwardly ,on the finger hold 26 until the legs have beenexpanded and to set the golf bag down with the legs expanded in theposition shown in Figure 1. Then, by simply lifting the golf bag, thelegs instantly snap into their folded and inoperative position withouteffort or attention on the part of the golfer.

inthe manner already described. :By means of 'the' slide 13 thesemetallic straps 11 and 14'may be spread apart or forced closer togetherto adapt the stand to any golf bag regardless of its length; ,'Ihemetallic straps 11 and 14 are arcuate in form so, that they may beseated "tightly against the golf. bag. Both metallic straps 11 and 14'are designed for supporting a flexible strap 30 of webbing, rubber,leather or similar material. The strap 30 is provided with a buckle 31for gadjustably securing the' ends of the strap together. On the strap'30 there are a number of slidable clips 32'having hooked end portions33. In the case of the upper strap 30, the' hookedendportions 33 .engage the top edge of the golf bag to prevent downward slippage of thestrap 30 on the golf bag. In the case of the lower-strap the hooks 33engage'the lower edge of thegolf bag to prevent upward slippage.Theclips 32 are slidable on the strap 30 so that they may be adjustedinto any position to engage the upper edge of the golf bag atany'desired points.

While the golf bag and the stand are in the position'sh'own in Figure 1,the weight of the golf bag and its contents'counterbalances theThesesprings are just sufficiently heavy sothat'the weight of the golfbag will not permit them to collapse the legs. The result-is that thegolf bag has a tripod support when it is in the Figure 1 position butthis support is immediately collapsed when the weight legs.

of the golf bag is removed from the legs. This results in greatsimplicity in theuse of the golf bag stand. One simple finger movementwill expand the legs into operative position while the folded orinoperative position of the golf bag stand is brought aboutautomatically when the golf bag is lifted to be carried to another.

position on the golf course or to be carried home at the end of thegame.

Having thus described my invention in such full, clear, and exact termsthat its construction and operation will be readily understood by othersskilled in the art to which it pertains,.

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. A tripod stand adapted for attachment to a golf bag for supportingthe golf bag in an inclined position, one leg being in the form of ashell which is open on the side opposite the golf bag, a telescopingslide for said open shell leg for adjusting the length thereofto'conform to the length of the golf bag, straps adapted to surround thegolf bag at the upper and lower extremities thereof, said straps beingsecured respectively to said open shell leg and to said slide, a. pairof legs pivotally connected to said open shell leg to diverge therefromand'from each other into their operative position, yieldable meansfornormally maintaining said pair of legs in inoperative position withinsaid open shell leg, and finger actuated means for moving said pair oflegs into operative position.

2. A tripod stand adapted for attachment to a golf bag for supportingthe golf bag in an inclinedposition, one leg being in the form of ashell which is open on the side opposite the'golf bag, a pair oflegspivotally connected to said open shell leg todiverge therefrom and fromeach other into their operative position, yield- "able means fornormally maintaining said legs in inoperative position within said openshell leg, a slide within said open'shell leg, said slide being insubstantial parallelism with said legs when in theirfolded orinoperative position, each' of said pair" of legs having alinkconnectionwith said slide, and finger actuated means pivotally secured to saidslide for first movingsaid legs out of parallel relation with said slideduring the pivotal movement of said finger actuated meansandthenmoving-said slide'to move said pair of legs into operative position.

3. A tripod stand adapted for attachment to a golf bag for supportingthe golf bag in an inclined position, one leg being in the form of a Vshell which is open on the side opposite the golf bag, a' pair of legspivotally connected to said openshell leg to diverge therefrom andfrom.

each other into their operative position, yield-. able means fornormally maintaining said legs .in inoperative position within said openshell leg, a'slide within said open shell leg, a finger :h'old pivotallysecured to said slide, and a transverse member secured to said fingerhold-and move said legs out of parallel relation with said slide andthenmove said slide to expand said ERNEST M. FRITZ.

